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Jan. 15, 2019

Effort underway to update, give Light Armored Vehicles extended service life

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Systems Command website — The fleet of Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles will begin receiving a number of necessary upgrades under the terms of a $37.2 million contract awarded Jan. 4.

New Air Force recruits receive American-made athletic footwear

Jan. 15, 2019

A marathon of support: DLA provides new American-made athletic footwear

PHILADELPHIA — Nearly 900 Air Force recruits were the first to receive new American-made athletic footwear early January, procured by Defense Logistics Agency as a result of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, which mandated the Department of Defense to provide to enlistees the footwear upon their initial entry into the armed forces.

Hurricane Michael created an estimated 15 million pounds of scrap and more than 450 uninhabitable buildings at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. DLA Disposition Services personnel scrap disposal coordination at the installation may last as long as six months.

Jan. 15, 2019

Hurricane recovery support ongoing at Tyndall AFB

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Area disposition personnel are putting in extra work to help Florida's Tyndall Air Force Base make the speediest recovery possible from the devastation of Hurricane Michael.

A Royal Canadian air force CF-18 Hornet sits on the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flight line while a U.S. Air Force fuel truck prepares to refuel the aircraft during an exercise in Alaska. The exercise provides an optimal training environment in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region and focuses on improving ground, space, and cyberspace combat readiness and interoperability for U.S. and international forces.

Jan. 15, 2019

DLA Energy’s International Agreements Program Supports A Network of Global Relationships

To supply critical fuel to U.S. partners and allies worldwide, DLA Energy experts smooth the way with a growing network of international agreements.

Jan. 15, 2019

DLA Distribution San Joaquin holds ribbon-cutting ceremony for redesigned Consolidation and Containerization Point

SAN JOAQUIN, Calif. — DLA Distribution San Joaquin, the second largest distribution center in the DLA Distribution network located in Tracy, California, held a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 7 to celebrate the new redesign of the Consolidation and Containerization Point. The CCP serves the Warfighters in the United States Indo-Pacific Command area of operations. The San

DLA Aviation Commander participates in panel discussion

Jan. 15, 2019

DLA Aviation commander attends Eastern Europe conference

Richmond, Va — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry traveled to Warsaw, Poland. in late December to represent the United States at the inaugural 2018 Air Power Eastern Europe conference.

Spc. Michael Maycock and Spc. Colt Parris, fire direction operators serving in the Wyoming Army National Guard, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion 2/300 Field Artillery Battalion, Forward, inventory and organize their Combat Lifesaver bags during a 40-hour CLS course at the 213th Regional Training Institute, Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, Jan. 9, 2019. The bags will deploy overseas with the soldiers later this year.

Jan. 14, 2019

Wyoming Army National Guard Soldiers gear up for combat lifesaving

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command website — About 40 artillerymen assigned to the Wyoming Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion 2/300 Field Artillery Battalion, Forward, spent 40 hours this week learning how to keep one another alive in the event of a combat casualty while deployed overseas later this year.

Three individuals hold meeting at a table, two military and one civilian

Jan. 14, 2019

Knowledge exchange encouraged among leadership

COLUMBUS, Ohio — DLA Land and Maritime Deputy Commander Steven Alsup and several senior staff members hosted DLA Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Albert Miller Jan. 8 to give him a command level overview of Land and Maritime logistics operations.

Army 1st Lt. Jason Bryant, currently interning with DLA Disposition Services, assists with an inventory at the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, site.

Jan. 14, 2019

Soldiers train for new careers while helping agency

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii — DLA Disposition Services interns have shown how workforce development and warfighter support can merge during transition assistance training.

The sole of a military-issue boot is ripped apart by the Product Test Center-Analytical Instron tensile tester. Using the interchangeable jaws of the machine, footwear can be tested to ensure the soles have the proper bond strength and won’t separate under field conditions.

Jan. 14, 2019

Science in support of the warfighter

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Science in support of the warfighter — the Product Test Center-Analytical way.

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